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No bailout in national budget for highly distressed tourism, aviation sector No bailout in national budget for highly distressed tourism, aviation sector

Dhaka : The tourism and aviation sectors of the country, worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic similar to other countries in the world, received no bailout package in the national budget.
Lack of bailout package for tourism, hospitality and aviation sectors has come...

16 June, 2021
Airlines worldwide looking for survival measures Airlines worldwide looking for survival measures

_By Raquib Siddiqi
Dhaka : It is not an exaggeration to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the global airline industry into a tailspin. The potent combination of trip cancellations and country-specific restrictions on international flights, has created a stagge...

01 June, 2021
Biman should adopt survival plan to come out of current crisis Biman should adopt survival plan to come out of current crisis

Dhaka : Covid-19 has hit the global airline industry very hard,  and similar to other countries, airlines of Bangladesh-both public and private-are now searching ways to survive the unusual crisis, created by the pandemic for more than a year now.
Of the three op...

01 June, 2021
Aviation charge waiver : way out from current crisis Aviation charge waiver : way out from current crisis

Dhaka : The second wave of coronavirus has hit the aviation sector of the country with a serious blow while it was in efforts to revive from the losses it incurred last year following the first wave of the virus spread. The second hit further rubs salt into the wound of the ...

16 May, 2021
Tourism master plan again shelved following pandemic, other works underway Tourism master plan again shelved following pandemic, other works underway

Dhaka : A new tourism master plan for Bangladesh to facilitate the country's tourism industry in using its abundance of resources and potentials to flourish was scheduled to be prepared by June this year by the national tourism organisation Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB)...

01 May, 2021
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation blessed with 37 Chairmen in 48 years Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation blessed with 37 Chairmen in 48 years

Dhaka : In just 48 years since its creation, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), the national tourism organisation of the country, have had 37 chairmen, if tenures of three other persons who were made in-charge are not taken into account.
Despite huge potentials, t...

15 April, 2021
Sufferings of domestic air travellers likely to end soon Sufferings of domestic air travellers likely to end soon

Dhaka : The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), has - after long last - taken initiative to make domestic air travel of the country more efficient and user-friendly. With the completion of the current development plans, sufferings of the air travellers are expecte...

01 April, 2021
OTAs turn the tables on pandemic as travel enters digital era OTAs turn the tables on pandemic as travel enters digital era

Dhaka : Fueled by the increase of people's disposable income and travelling spree, more knack for adventure and higher drive to excel academically as well as professionally, travelling in and out of Bangladesh has become a new trend among middle and upper-class people in the count...

16 March, 2021
Monitor recognises services of CAAB, airlines during COVID crisis Monitor recognises services of CAAB, airlines during COVID crisis

Dhaka: The global airlines and aviation are one of the worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With countries closing their borders and shutting down airports, airlines and aviation suffered the most.
The situation resulted in thousands of travellers...

01 March, 2021
Law for tour operators to usher in new era to country's tourism sector Law for tour operators to usher in new era to country's tourism sector

Dhaka: After decades of wait and absence of accountability, the government has finally recognised the business of tour operation and initiated steps to bring order and discipline in the flourishing tour operation business.
This long-awaited step of th...

15 February, 2021